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Megadraconema Cornutum, a New Genus and Species from Korea ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 28: 68–84 (2011) ¤ 2011 Zoological Society of Japan Megadraconema cornutum, a New Genus and Species from Korea, with a Discussion of Its Classification and Relationships within the Family Draconematidae (Nematoda, Desmodorida) Based on Morphological and Molecular Characters Hyun Soo Rho1,2, Wilfrida Decraemer2,3, Martin Vinther Sørensen4, Won Gi Min1, Jongwoo Jung5 and Won Kim6 * 1East Sea Research Institute, Korean Ocean Research & Development Institute, Uljin, 695-1, Korea 2Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Recent Invertebrates, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium 3Ghent University, Biology Department, Nematology Section, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium 4Zoological Museum, The Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark 5Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea 6School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea A new genus and species of Draconematidae Filipjev, 1918, Megadraconema cornutum gen. nov., sp. nov., inhabiting subtidal sediments in Jejudo, Korea is described. Megadraconema cornutum gen. nov., sp. nov. is mainly characterized by a long body (1630-2220 μm), presence of a transverse circle of well-developed papillae-like cuticular protrusions at the base of the lip region, a head capsule with reticular structure of subcuticle, an amphid with a pore-like opening, and an internal, bar-shaped fovea. The diagnosis of the family Draconematidae is emended and a key to genus is provided based on their major differential diagnostic characteristics, summarized in a table. Phy- logenetic relationships of all the genera within the Draconematidae are discussed for the first time, based on molecular analyses and morphological features. The phylogenetic position of the new genus and relationships within the family Draconematidae based on analysis of molecular sequence data are examined. Analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences does not support the currently accepted classification, and indicates paraphyly of the subfamily Draconematinae. Key words: morphology, morphometrics, key, SEM, DIC photomicrographs, 18S rRNA, taxonomy also been found frequently on the surface of sea grasses, INTRODUCTION and in coralline habitats (Allen and Noffsinger, 1978; Draconematid nematodes are mainly characterized by the Decraemer et al., 1997; Karssen and van Aelst, 2002). presence of specialized locomotory structures, such as Decraemer et al. (1997) revised the family Draconemati- cephalic adhesion tubes (CAT) in the head region and sublat- dae Filipjev, 1918 and classified 14 genera of 70 valid spe- eral and subventral posterior adhesion tubes (PAT) in the pos- cies into two subfamilies: the Draconematinae Filipjev, 1918 terior body region (Allen and Noffsinger, 1978; Decraemer, including four genera of 41 species and Prochaetosomatinae 1989; Decraemer et al., 1997). Table 3 gives an overview of Allen and Noffsinger, 1978 including 10 genera of 29 spe- the diagnostic features within the Draconematidae. Dra- cies. Since this revision, 14 new draconematid species have conematid nematodes live in various marine habitats, from been described: Dinetia decraemerae Rho et al., 2006, the shallow intertidal sandy beaches to deep-sea hydrother- Dinetia orientalis Rho and Kim, 2005c, Dracogalerus mal vents, and are found throughout the world. They have koreanus Rho and Kim, 2005d, Paradraconema jejuense Rho and Kim, 2005, Prochaetosoma dokdoense Rho et al., * Corresponding author. Phone: +82-2-880-6695; 2010 and Tenuidraconema koreense Rho and Kim, 2004a Fax : +82-2-872-1993; were discovered from Korea in the Northwest Pacific. E-mail: [email protected] Tenuidraconema philippinense Rho and Kim, 2005a was doi:10.2108/zsj.28.68 discovered from the Philippines in the West Pacific. A New Genus of Draconematids from Korea 69 Tenuidraconema tongaense Rho et al., 2007 was discovered species of the Draconematidae have been hitherto recorded from the Tonga Islands in the Southwest Pacific. Cygnonema from various habitats in the Northwest Pacific Ocean (Table belgicae Raes et al., 2009a, Cygnonema verum Raes et al., 1). In our continuous investigation of the free-living nemato- 2009a and Tenuidraconema microsperma Raes et al., fauna in this region, which started in 2002, an unknown 2009b were discovered from the Porcupine Seabight in the draconematid species was collected from the washings of Northeast Atlantic. Dracognomus americanus Karssen and shallow subtidal detritus and coarse sediments of Munseom van Aelst, 2002 from Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea, and Islet off Jejudo, Korea. Morphological studies under differen- Draconema brasiliense Venekey, Lage and Fonséca- tial interference contrast (DIC) microscope and scanning Genevois, 2005 and Draconema fluminense Venekey et al., electron microscope (SEM) revealed that the species is 2005 were discovered from the Brazilian coast in the clearly different from all known species and genera of the Southwest Atlantic. This brings the total number of dracone- family. The present paper describes this species as a new matid species to 84 (Karssen and van Aelst, 2002; Raes et genus and species, Megadraconema cornutum gen. nov., al., 2009a, b; Rho and Kim, 2004a, 2005a, b, c, d; Venekey sp. nov. and discusses its classification and phylogenetic et al., 2005; Rho et al., 2006, 2007, 2010). relationships with other members of the family Draconema- Since the discovery of the first draconematid nematode, tidae, based on both morphological and molecular charac- Draconema cephalatum Cobb, 1913 from the Yellow Sea ters. We also present an emended diagnosis of the (Steiner, 1921; originally as Chaetosoma cephalatum, 15 Draconematidae and a key to all genera in the family. Table 1. Draconematid nematodes discovered from the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Species Reference Geography Habitat and ecology Family Draconematidae Filipjev, 1918 Subfamily Draconematinae Filipjev, 1918 Draconema cephalatum Cobb, 1913 Steiner (1921); the Yellow sea, Japan, base of algae with sand Allen & Noffsinger the Philippines (1978) Draconema japonicum Kito, 1976 Kito (1976); Japan, Korea Sea weeds (Sargassum community); Rho & Kim (2004b) intertidal and subtidal sediments and various algae Paradraconema floridense Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 Allen & Noffsinger Japan calcareous alga (Halimeda sp.) (1978) Paradraconema singaporense Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 Allen & Noffsinger Singapore a alga (Gracillaris sp.) (1978) Paradracoenema jejuense Rho & Kim, 2005b Rho & Kim (2005b) Korea shallow subtidal zone (25–35 m), coarse sediments Dracograllus filipjevi Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 Allen & Noffsinger Japan, Korea holdfasts of kelp; shallow littoral zone (1978); (3–5 m deep), coralline algae Rho & Kim (2006) Dracograllus gerlachi Allen & Noffsiner, 1978 Allen & Noffsinger Japan brown algae growing on rocks (1978) Tenuidraconema koreense Rho & Kim, 2004a Rho & Kim (2004a) Korea subtidal zone (150–250 m), coarse sediments and various invertebrates (hermit crabs, sponges and bryozoans) Tenuidraconema philippinense Rho & Kim, 2005a Rho & Kim (2005a) the Philippines shallow subtidal zone (45 m), coarse sediments Subfamily Prochaetosomatinae Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 Cephalochaetosoma pacificum Kito, 1983 Kito (1983) the Philippines deep-sea (5507–5587 m), sediments and fragments of a broken coconut with fibrous coat Bathychaetosoma uchidai Kito, 1983 Kito (1983) the Philippines deep-sea (5507–5587 m), sediments and fragments of a broken coconut with fibrous coat Dracogalerus koreanus Rho & Kim, 2005d Rho & Kim (2005d) Korea shallow subtidal zone (10–35 m), coarse sediments and various invertebrates (sponges and bryozoans) Dinetia orientalis Rho & Kim, 2005c Rho & Kim (2005c) Korea subtidal zone (250–300 m), sediments and small logs Dinetia decraemerae Rho et al., 2006 Rho et al. (2006) Korea subtidal zone (200–250 m), coarse sediments and small logs infested with limnorid isopods Prochaetosoma dokdoense Rho et al., 2010 Rho et al. (2010) Korea Coarse detritus and shell gravels 70 H. S. Rho et al. drous glycerin following Seinhorst (1959) and mounted in anhy- MATERIALS AND METHODS drous glycerin on H-S slides to examine both sides of the speci- Sampling of taxa mens (Shirayama et al., 1993). All specimens used in this study, Draconematid nematodes studied in the present paper were except Megadraconema cornutum gen. nov., sp. nov., Draconema collected by SCUBA diver in various intertidal and shallow subtidal japonicum Kito, 1976 and Paradraconema jejuense Rho and Kim, habitats in Korean waters (Fig. 1); e.g., benthic detritus and coarse 2005, were identified only to the generic level due to the small num- sediments; calcareous algae and various invertebrates, such as ber of specimens. sponges (Callyspongia elegans and Cliona celata), polychaete tubes (Pomatoleios krausii and Serpula vermocularis), crustaceans Light and scanning electron microscopy (hermit crabs: Dardanus arrosor and Pagurus pectinatus), and The nematodes were observed with an Olympus BX51 micro- dead and living bryozoans (Adenonella platalea and scope equipped with DIC. All drawings and measurements were Thalamoporella lioticha). Deep-sea specimens of Prochaetosoma made with a drawing tube. Photographs were taken with a Nikon sp. 2 for molecular analyses were collected with a fishing net. Coolpix 990 digital camera, and the quality of the images was improved with Adobe Photoshop V7.0 software. Sample processing and preparation
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